Day 92 Another hike

Plus water polo
We awoke to another day of rain and overcast skies so we decided to postpone snorkeling.
Since we were not very happy with the security of the anchorage (the anchor dragged) we decided to move to another bay where we would be more protected from any wind. We selected Baie Hurepiti and picked up a mooring in front of Boutique Sophie. This was a typical little shop that sold wood carvings and jewelry. Sophie and Gee Gee were charming and friendly and suggested we hike to the end of the point for some nice views.
Along with Jim and Wendy from Liahona and their two kids Kira (6) and Kai (10) we walked for about two hours. The views were not very exciting and it was very hot but it was nice to get to know Jim and Wendy better. Their boat is owned by Wendy's father and mother who have lived on it periodically for the last 4 years. Jim and Wendy joined them in Ecuador for the passage.
Recently, Wendy's parents returned to the US until July so they are alone on the boat for the first time and are very interested in sailing with another boat for part of the trip. Jim is a surfer who has not surfed much in the last few years but wants to go with Mark and Kurt whenever he can. They have about the same list of things they want to see so we decided to sail together for a while.
When we were in Mexico, Mark bought a small football and since it was hot, we decided to all play a version of water polo between the two boats. The water was about 60 feet deep so this meant swimming full time. Kai and Kira are remarkably comfortable in the water which must come partially from growing up in Miami. Wendy swam competitively in college so both she and Jim are also good swimmers. After an hour of swimming very hard we emerged from the water refreshed and tired. We all decided that this was both fun and great exercise so we would do it again whenever we got the chance. (Tim, you would have loved it!!!)
Another item on Guy's list was a restaurant named Chez Louise which was in the next bay. We called and found they would pick us up at our anchorage so with the restaurant boat and one dinghy we made the trip to shore where two cars were waiting for us.
Louse is a large Polynesian woman with few teeth (you will like the picture Wendy took of us together.) The restaurant is right on the water and the setting is perfect. We were served a fixed menu of lobster, crab, shrimp and fish which was delicious but a bit more expensive than we anticipated. At the next table was a German sailing club of husbands and their wives who had chartered a boat in Ra'iatea. Of course, I said hello and talked with them a bit. The leader was from Munich and fortunately they refrained from speaking Bayerish.